Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-08
MUNICIPAL BUSINESS

Transacted at the Meeting of the
 Board of Aldermen Last Evening
 Much Business on Hand-The Un-
 cleaned SideVvalks-A Committee A D.
 pointed to Find Where the Blame
 Lies-A Resolution Compelling Tele-
 phone and Other Companies to Lay
 Their Wires Underground
 The Board of Aldermen met last evening and transacted large batch of routine busi- ness. With one or two exceptions all the aldermen were present.
 The following reports were read and ac- cepted: Of committee on streets de open ing of James street from Grand avenue to State street; of committee on appropriations de appropriation of $26 for U. s. signal office; committee on streets de Bunnell G Scranton's petition for layout of streets crossing Hamilton Park, report de pavement on Howard avenue; monthly report of the board of public works; report of the com mittee on nominations de appointment of special constables for 1887; of the commit tee on claims de petition of estate of Michael Curran; of the board of compensation on the claims of damages by A.. D. Goodyear for change of grade in Lamberton street; of the board of compensation on the claims of Milton J. Stewart; of the committee on lamps for lamps on Hallock avenue; of the committee on lamps petition of William E. Brown ct al. for a lamp on West street; of board of compensation for a layout of Liber ty street, and of the same board on claims of Caroline Hampstead.
 The following petitions were read and re- ferred to the committee on lights: Peter Cannon for gas lamp on Bradley street, Will liam A. Donnell for electric light on corner of Franklin and Summer streets, Professor James Dwight for electric light corner Hill house avenue and Sachem street, George Lutz ct al for electric light corner of Con- gress avenue and Arch street, George w. Bromley and others for electric light on cor ner St. John and Chestnut streets, William Townsend for electric light on corner of Henry street and Dixwel avenue, William E. Brown for lamp on West street, Andrew Morehouse for naptha lamp on Hallock ave nue, Jacob Wahrenberger for two naptha lamps on Dixwell avenue between Bassett street and city line.
 A petition was read and referred from sev- eral members of the Barbers' union for an ordinance and to make it a crime for bar Der shops remaining open on Sundays. The following names were attached to the pet1, tion: Emil Mendel, William Noonan, Henry Flentje, Oliver P. Coats. Charles Peterman, Peter Cristman, Leonard Jordan, Charles Streit, J. Hoffman, Theodore Knipping.
  CTS for new bridge on Olive street near State, or in lieu thereof that the center truss of the old bridge be removed, was referred to the committee on roads and bridges.
 The petition of s. E. Merwin and 750 oth CTS for a change in the method of street sprinkling was read and referred to the com mittee on streets.
 The petition of the Marlin Firearms com pany to revoke order for the extension of Gamer street from Nicoll street to Mill river was read and referred to the committee on roads and bridges.
 The rsmonstrance of the Rev. John Russell against present layout of Hedge street and recall of present layout from the board of compensation was read and referred.
 The ordinance de removal of garbage was read ordained by the Court of Common Council and referred to committee on ordi- nances.
 The following petitions on different mat ters were read and referred as follows Peti- tion for curbing and grading Winchester avenue from Munson to Thompson, to com mittee on streets; petition of Moses Ehlrich ct al. to advance the cost of junk licenses; petition of George c. Lees ct al. for grading of St. Roman street, to committee on streets; petition of Adam H. Manns for grading and curbing Gibb street, to committee on streets; of Edward Lawrence for damages to carriage on Olive street bridge; of William E. Downs for Telford pavement on west side of Whit ney avenue, to committee on streets; of John J. Phillips for extension of Munson street; petition of James Reynolds for damages to building amounting to $25.00; petition of J. Burton Hine for release from charges made for pavement for sewer construction on Bur tonia Place: of Margaret Dolten and Mary w. Wells for compensation for injury re- ceived by falling on icy sidewalks.
 The following petitions for sewers were read and referred to the committee on sew CTS: Stephen Whitney for sewer in Cottage street between Whitney avenue and Orange street; Mark Ryder for sewer in Carlisle street between Liberty and Meadow streets; Alfred Parkwell for sewer in Bishop street; E. L. Bradley for sewer in Winchester avenue Patrick Cody for sewer on Ashmun street between Webster and Bristol streets; petition for sewer from Division to Highland streets; Maria W. Livingstone for sewer in Lawrence street between Whitney avenue and Orange street; Hannah F. B. Chapman ct al. for sew CT on Charles street between Dixwell avenue and Orchard street; George 0. Leeschal for a sewer in St. Roman street.
 Petitions for positions as bath house keep CTS were read from T. J. Crowley, Samuel Reynolds and Thomas G. Stanford, and re- ferred.
 Alderman Daley presented 8 resolution asking that a special committee be raised for the purpose of examining into the question as to who is to blame for the neglect of the icy condition Of the sidewalks, Chief of Police Bollman or the Board of Public Works.
 Alderman Dickerman presented & resoiu- tion providing that no bills for the hardening of streets be credited unless recommended by the Court of Common Council. The Board of Public Works did some work of this kind and some persons have doubted their power to do this kind of work.